Tricking The Nazis
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was confident that his men would be able to defeat the Allies if they invaded France. However, in order to do so, the German military needed to know precisely where the troops intended to launch their invasion. The Allies, on the other hand, began a campaign of disinformation in 1943. Fake radios and inflatable tanks were used to trick the Germans into believing that both British and American forces were planning to land at the Port of Calais, which they were not. Because of rumors of another bogus attack, the Germans kept the majority of their troops stationed in the Pas de Calais and in Norway. As a result, when D-Day arrived, Normandy was left defenseless and undefended.
Tricking The Nazis
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